Frontiers has announced the launch of a new section, Thoracic Surgery, as part of the established Frontiers in Surgery journal. This new initiative is led by Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio of New York University Langone Medical Center, where he serves as inaugural director of the Perlmutter Cancer Center's Lung Cancer division and chief of clinical thoracic surgery.
With lung cancer deaths still accounting for more cancer mortalities per year than the other top four combined, the need for information sharing within clinical practice is paramount now more than ever. Patient outcomes and improving surgical techniques are the main driving force for Dr. Cerfolio's enthusiasm in becoming Specialty Chief Editor of Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Cerfolio aims to drive a research focus on addressing key challenges in the field of thoracic surgery; increasing survivability rates of lung cancer to compete with those found in breast and colorectal cancers; early detection methods and lung cancer screening; advancement of minimally invasive thoracic surgery; innovation and value healthcare; and assisting the standardization of both pre, and post-operative care.
Dr. Cerfolio is a leading surgeon in robotic techniques in thoracic surgery, notably developing a four-arm robotic approach to lung, oesophageal and other mediastinal tumour resections. This technique has been adopted by experts around the world to treat abnormalities in the thoracic region. He has performed more than 17,000 operations and more than 1,800 robotic thoracic operations, and his research career is exceptional with more than 250 peer-reviewed publications to date and 60 book chapters under his belt.
Frontiers in Surgery's latest section is now open for high-quality submissions and Research Topic proposals on clinical or basic science in the field of Thoracic Surgery.
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